Author: Miss Burton
Remembering Queen Elizabeth II
Today, across our clans we took some time to reflect on this moment in history and celebrate the life of Queen Elizabeth. Some clans made pictures of her, discussed what she did for the United Kingdom and beyond, wrote poems and reflected on her achievements.
Some of the older clans also watched a Newsround clip.
Lunch Time Supervisors
We have vacancies for lunch time supervisors to help indoors and outdoors at lunch times, these roles are vital to ensure we can keep all areas of our playground open for children to play in. The hours are 12:15-1:15pm, Monday to Thursday.
If you are interested in these posts, please contact the school office on 01506 280060 or wlcalderwood-ps@westlothian.org.uk
Parent Council Agenda – 13/09/22
13.09.22 Calderwood PCM Agenda
In person: Arena at Calderwood Primary
Online:
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Meeting ID: 432 133 3221Passcode: 202205
Parking
Dear parent/ carers,
Unfortunately this email is about parking at Calderwood Primary & Nursery.
You will know that our routines sway is shared in every Calderwood Chronicle, was in our welcome letter to families and is shared in our blog: https://sway.office.com/sTz83AiyltZ0fQmG
The guidance around parking at Calderwood Primary & Nursery is:
- We encourage families to walk from school or park and walk.
- The carpark at the school is for staff and visitors only. If parents need to use this space in an emergency to drop off or pick up their children, they should use the first two lanes of spaces on the left as you drive into the carpark and walk their child over to the gate/ door (the row of spaces opposite the nursery is not for parent/ carer parking).
- Children should not cross the car park on their own.
- Please do not walk across the flowerbeds.
- A one way system is operated in this area.
- Please do not use the road alongside the school as this can be busy with construction traffic.
- The bay opposite the school entrance is for deliveries
Last week, on two occasions I was later arriving to school, in the middle of drop off time in the morning and what I witnessed was:
- parking in spaces that we wish to reserve for staff to make it easier for them to access the school. Including on two occasions a car reversing out and nearly hitting another car.
- pulling into spaces without indicating and/ or taking up several spaces.
- parking in the disabled spaces or across several spaces, without a permit.
- parking along Nethershiel Road, and along down to the farm. Blocking the road/ traffic.
- Also, as Primary 4-5 leave through the side door a lot of families are parking in the non parking zone along Nethershiel Road and waiting on their children here – this is not a parking or drop off area
At Calderwood Primary & Nursery, we have the luxury of a large carpark. As our school is not yet at full capacity, we are lucky enough to be able extend the use of the carpark to families for emergency drop off and pick ups – you will be aware that this is not the case in other Primary schools. It is the responsibility of all our community; families, champions, and visitors, to ensure the surrounding area of our school grounds is safe for all our users and most of all our children. I would urge you and/ or whoever drops off/ picks up your child to follow the routines above to ensure our carpark is a safe area.
Kind regards,
Miss Burton
Halloween Costume Swap Shop
Calderwood Communicates: Calderwood Can Profiling Drop In
08/09/22 @ 6pm
Calderwood Communicates: Profiling: Virtual Drop In
Join us to find out more about:
- How we share progress with families
- Seesaw, Teams and Blogging
- Jotters as a learning story
- Champion Conversations
Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 331 175 673 465
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You can find our profiling strategy here: Calderwood Can_Profiling_2022_23
Dress Down Day – 09/09/22
Calderwood Connects
Calderwood Parent Council
Welcome to all parents and carers of children starting, and returning to, Calderwood Primary School and Nursery this year!
Here are some documents which give an introduction to the Parent Council – our Constitution, our Code of Conduct and a simple view of how parents can engage with the Parent Council. The Chair’s Report from last year gives an idea of the activities of the PC.
For any parents and carers new to the school who would like to join the PC, please complete the form here: https://forms.gle/5UBnqMdeNa7hVDBp8
If you have any questions or would like to find out more: calderwoodpspc@gmail.com
Tim Ozdemir
Chair, Calderwood Primary School Parent Council
